The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-08
COMMENT AND OPINION.

A MAN in cold blood should never 60 where he
can commit murder.-New Orleans Picayune.
JUST think of the brains and the legs neces-
'sary to collect and lay before the public full
grown daily Observation-Disclosures Republic
THERE are lots of people who mix their relig-
ion with BUSINESS, but forget to stir it up WELL
The business invariably rises to the top
sult-Hebrew Standard.
THOSE excellent Democrats who voted the Re-
publican city ticket yesterday had better keep
doing so. Chicago must be either Republican or
Socialist. Chicago Journal
GEORGE WASHINGTON owned 900 acres Of
land. If he were living now Henry George
would have respect for him his little
Ratchet. -Pittsburg Chronicle
THERE is no need of labor party to obtain
the little that laws give, while such a party
Injuries labor by demanding what is unreasona-
BILE, and what would prove calamitous to labor if
secured. Sentinel
A SLIGHT infusion of anarchy is sufficient to
ruin the chances of any political ticket that may
be advanced in the ''land of the free and the
home of the brave" A little of it political
dlsoreanizer goes great way.-New York
World
OVER three hundred indictments were found
county boodlers. Now, if it is necessary, let us
have three or four additional Criminal Courts
The county thieves should be tried and punished
without delay.-Chicago Mail.
THE farming districts and small manufactur-
ing towns throughout the country as rule give
Republican majorities. If trades union party
destroys Democratic ascendency in few great
cities, it destroys the Democratic party in
northern States-New York Tribune.
| THE lesson of the election in all three cities,
| Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, seems to be
| that the United Labor party is growing in
| strength as political disturber. and that its
growth is mainly drawn from the strength of
| the Democratic party.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
promptly boycotted the boycott that the Knights
| of Labor attempted to put upon the New York
| Sun. 1t worthy of note that the most intelli-
| gent of our industrial organizations have least
| tolerance for the anti-Amercan boycott-Phll-
adelphia Times.
| Mr. PETROLEUM V. NAsBY stated the South
ern case very fairly twenty years ago when he
asked pathetically: ''If nggers is to vote. who
are we goin' to look down onq' But it had been
| generally supposed that the Nasty view Of the
race question had been abandoned even in
| Mississppi.-New York Times
| For a partisan, civil-service reform ad-
ministration. Mr. Cleveland's has not been doing
badly. OF the vast army of presidential post
masters all but per cent of the whole have
been changed, and these now being spotted
| with view of helping along the second term
scheme. which refuses to boom.-San Francisco
| Chronicle.
THE courts of Illinois that are considering
whether or not they shall hang the condemned
| Anarchists will be instructed by the perform
ances of Herr Johann Most. 1t is plain that the
| preachers Of dynamite cannot be reformed by
failing them. They are the hyenas of politics,
and must be dealt with hyenas.-Philadel-
| phia Record.
THERE is said to be strong feeling among
members of the Florida Legislature in favor of
re.electing Mr.. Jones to the Senate. notwith-
standing his spectacular eccentricities in Detroit
The existence Of any such feeling can be ac-
| counted for only by ascribine it to deep-seated
desire to keep Jones away from Florida. -Phila-
delphia Press.
THE reported secession of Southern troops
from the national drill is not likely to shake the
| pillars of the government from their founda-
tions The exhibition will go according to
| programme. and there is danger of the col
ored brother becoming serious element of dis
turbance The South with the exception of a
few dsgruntied sections, promises to he fully
represented. in spite of the "greatcry and-lttle-
wool" scare from Acknowledgement Critic.
THAT'S unique petition for licensed sa-
loon" which the ''ladies of full age" addressed to
the county judge in West Fairview, yesterday.
eve feel sure" they say. 'that If license is
granted, and our husbands can obtain drink of
liquor when desired they will not bring it home
| in quantities. now go away to Harrisburg
for their liquor, and remain away from home "
Which suggests the query whether the petition
was got up by the wives or the husbands
| New York Herald.
THE great objector" says that this country
is we'll satisfied with the appropriations commit
tee of the House. How Mr.. Holman found this
out no one knows. He didn't get it from the
newspapers, for they are ALL without regard to
politics. devoting that committee to sheol.
Another remarkable fact Mr.. Holman has dug
up from the debris which ncrusts him, is that
MIR. Randall did delay the reports of the
committee, yet Mr.. Randall said he did so pur-
posely ito prevent vicious legislation" If Mr..
Holman will try again he may announce a
method of squaring the circle OF tell what made
the sea salt..-National Republican.